Author Archives: The Associated Press

YORK, Maine — Lighthouses for sale! Actually, lots of lighthouses for free. Technological advances and a desire to purge unneeded properties have paved the way for the federal government to get rid of more than 100 lighthouses over the last ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Plans are being made to preserve the oldest intact structure on Hilton Head Island. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports (http://bit.ly/1rcU3xN ) that the Baynard Mausoleum in the Zion Chapel of Ease cemetery was built ...

RALEIGH — The mayor of Raleigh says she believes there soon will be an agreement with Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration to acquire land at a now-closed North Carolina mental hospital the city wants to convert into a regional park. Nancy McFarlane made the ...

CHARLOTTE — Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon could be sentenced as early as next week on a plea to a public corruption charge. Multiple media outlets reported that court documents show that federal probation officials have completed their presentencing report ...

WASHINGTON — Three months after a veterans’ health care scandal rocked his administration, President Barack Obama is taking executive action to improve the mental well-being of veterans. The president was to announce his initiatives during an appearance before the American ...

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte City Council has approved an incentive package for Sealed Air Corp., which announced last month that it’s moving its headquarters from New Jersey to Charlotte. The package approved by City Council on Monday provides the company more than ...

WASHINGTON — Goldman Sachs has agreed to a settlement worth $1.2 billion to resolve claims that it misled U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about risky mortgage securities it sold them before the housing market collapsed in 2007. ...

NEW YORK — A majority of economists believe the Federal Reserve is doing the right things to help repair the U.S. economy, according to a survey released Monday by the National Association of Business Economists. The survey also showed that ...

AIKEN, S.C. — Ralph Scurry had two motives when he decided to move and restore a cabin that was built in the 1700s from hand-hewn pine logs. He wanted to protect a structure that was historically significant, and he also ...

PITTSBURGH — The National Park Service has banned drones from flying over the Appalachian Trail. The Park Service said Wednesday the interim rule prohibits launching, landing or operating unmanned aircraft from or on Appalachian National Scenic Trail lands. The ban ...